Shaw v. Florida Steel Corp.

The order in this Workers’ Compensation case finds that the claimant is entitled to certain benefits, but does not expressly determine the amount of those benefits. Instead, the Judge of Compensation Claims encourages the parties to agree upon the exact dollar amount of the benefits found due under her order, and retains jurisdiction to enter an order requiring payment of a precise dollar amount in the event the parties are unable to reach such an agreement. We conclude that this reservation of jurisdiction renders the order nonfinal and nonappealable. See Sun Sentinel v. Petrovich, 744 So.2d…